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The Staples Wreckers took on Trinity Catholic on January 10 picking up there seventh straight win

Undefeated Staples takes down top seeded Trinity in a late night thriller

Jacob Navarro ’20 January 27, 2020

March madness came early as captain Jake Thaw ’20 and the Staples Wreckers took down Trinity 66-59 on Jan. 10 to pick up their seventh win.    The Wreckers took an early lead as they were...

Staples participated in an exchange program from Dec. 2-15. The Saxon family hosted two students from the Hwa Chong institute in Singapore.

Exchange program fosters lifelong connections

Marina Engler '21, Staff writer January 10, 2020

A group of 19 students from Hwa Chong Institution in Singapore recently concluded a two-week stay in America. For the duration of the stay from Dec. 2-15, each student was assigned a host family from...

Lucas Basich ʼ21 drives to the basket against a tough Danbury defender.

Wreckers pick up road win, remain undefeated

Jacob Greenberger '22, Staff Writer January 10, 2020

The Wreckers maintained their undefeated season and improved their record to 6-0 on Jan. 7 with a statement win of 70-58 against the previously undefeated Danbury Hatters. Coming off of momentous wins...

Over December break, the Wreckers won the Todd Burger Holiday Tournament where they beat Ludlowe and Warde.

Staples girls’ basketball team beat Bridgeport Central

Carson Kranz '21 January 10, 2020

The Staples girls’ basketball team blew out Bridgeport Central on Jan. 3 with a huge 68-13 victory. The Wreckers were led by captain Ari Gerig ’20 with 15 points and Kathleen Cozzi ’20 with 10...

42% of high school seniors reported vaping at some point in their lifetime in a 2018 survey conducted by Monitoring the Future. A comparatively lower figure of 36% of 12th graders reported the same in 2017.

The assembly that shocked the school… or did it?

Caroline Donohue '20, Business Manager January 7, 2020

Tricia Dahl from Yale School of Medicine presented Vaping: The Youth Epidemic” to a school-wide assembly on Dec. 5, 2019 in order to spread the word about the dangers of vaping. Was this assembly necessary...

Captain AJ Konstanty ’20 battles down low for a rebound.

Wreckers rout Weston in second game of season

The Staples boys’ basketball team showed out in their second game of the season against Weston with a commanding 72-49 win.      On Monday, Dec. 23 the Wreckers took on the Trojans in their...

Staples athletes lead by example in support of girls’ participation in sports

Staples athletes lead by example in support of girls’ participation in sports

Madison Andrews, Paper Sports Editor January 5, 2020

Imagine a place where women do not play sports, are not expected to play and ultimately are not able to participate. This is a world in which many Staples female athletes would not want to be a part. All...

Staples students are beginning to realize what the college life is like as the week before December break approaches.

Staples students should start studying instead of complaining

Jake Navarro '20, Web Opinions Editor January 2, 2020

Every year before break starts, teachers start to pile on tests in the remaining week. So far, I have accumulated four tests from Monday to Wednesday. Although this puts a lot of stress on students, I...

Religion comes into question for this generation.

Drastic religion decrease harms our generation

Margot Stack '22, Staff Writer December 18, 2019

Growing up, religion was something very important to my family. My siblings and I would attend Sunday school every week for practically our whole childhood. From praying before meals to going to church...

The boys’ rugby team has an offensive play during a game versus Greenwich.

Staples will have girls’ rugby team this upcoming year

Siri Kanter '20, Paper Opinions Editor December 6, 2019

Staples will have a girls’ rugby team this upcoming spring sports season. The team will be coached by Cassie Bishop, who plays for one of the strongest womens' rugby programs in Connecticut throughout...

Jess Leon ’22 in full speed during the semifinals game against Norwalk at Weston high school for the win. Staples beat Norwalk to advance to the state championship.

Staples field hockey team moves onto states

Charley Guthartz '22 November 25, 2019

The Staples girls’ field hockey team beat Norwalk 3-0 in the semifinals on Nov. 19 at Weston High School. Winning this game put them to the next level of the state tournament, which is the championship...

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